text_original: If consistent with the plot, let the motive be of recent date. It is annoying to discover at the end of the book that the motive is retaliation for a wrong done thirty or forty years ago, as in " A Study in Scarlet " or " Hand and Ring."
text_transcription: IF CONSISTENT WITH THE PLOT LET THE MOTIVE BE OF RECENT DATE IT IS ANNOYING TO DISCOVER AT THE END OF THE BOOK THAT THE MOTIVE IS RETALIATION FOR A WRONG DONE THIRTY OR FORTY YEARS AGO AS IN A STUDY IN SCARLET OR HAND AND RING
phonemes: ɪf kənsˈɪstənt wɪððə plˈɑːt, lˈɛt ðə mˈoʊɾɪv biː ʌv ɹˈiːsənt dˈeɪt. ɪɾ ɪz ɐnˈɔɪɪŋ tə dɪskˈʌvɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə bˈʊk ðætðə mˈoʊɾɪv ɪz ɹᵻtˌælɪˈeɪʃən fɚɹɚ ɹˈɔŋ dˈʌn θˈɜːɾi ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, æz ˈɪn " ɐ stˈʌdi ɪn skˈɑːɹlɪt " ɔːɹ " hˈænd ænd ɹˈɪŋ."